FAR Yerevan 12/14

Aug 15, 20101 min read

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Serj Tankian Live in Yerevan.

Serj Tankian to Help Rebuild the Octet Music School.

Aug 14, 20101 min read

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Haybook. Armenian eBooks.

Read all About Armenia ... electronically. HayBook is devoted to Armenian language, literature and history. On the site you will find...

International Youth Day to be Marked in Armenia.

Aug 11, 20101 min read

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International Youth Day to be Marked in Armenia.

International Youth Day is marked on August 12. The UN Office in Armenia organizes a series on events on the occasion. A youth festival...

Aug 9, 20101 min read

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Those Strange Sounding Armenian Family Names.

Have you ever thought about the meaning of "ian"? Most Armenian names end in "ian" or "yan," meaning the "son of ," but some Diaspora...

Overheard on the Net- Perceptions of Armenian Women.

Aug 8, 20101 min read

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Overheard on the Net- Perceptions of Armenian Women.

Anyone care to explore those stereotypes of Armenian women? By Liana Aghajanian via ianyan MAG “Overheard on the Net” has been on a...

Food for Thought: Eating Our Way to Peace.

Jul 28, 20101 min read

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Food for Thought: Eating Our Way to Peace.

By Liana Aghajanian via ianyan Mag For Armenians, eating isn’t just about satisfying hunger pains. It is so much more. Where it’s at...

Jul 26, 20101 min read

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Armenian Scientists Holders of South Caucasus Cup.

Armenian team became the “Brain ring” Caucasus Cup holder held in Batumi from July 23-25, Tigran Kocharyan, the President of Armenian...

Running on All Cylinders? - IMF Says Armenian Economy Needs New Engine.

Jul 26, 20101 min read

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Running on All Cylinders? - IMF Says Armenian Economy Needs New Engine.

By Naira Hayrumyan via ArmeniaNow Is it time to replace the engine of the Armenian economy? The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Jul 20, 20101 min read

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New Site Provides Access to Armenian E-Books.

Via Zohrab Center's Blog Dr. Mikael Nichanian of the Bibiothèque Nationale de France-Paris has created a new site, haybook.wordpress.com,...

Jul 19, 20101 min read

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Find a Middle Ground: Armenian Church and Getty Should Work Together.

Hat Tip: Liana Aghajanian via @writepudding on Twitter Seven illustrated pages ripped out of a medieval Gospels manuscript: Who owns...

Jul 15, 20101 min read

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Jazzy Nights.

Golden Apricot film festival brought to the capital not only films and celebrities but also a number of jazz concerts by recognized...

And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer XI.

Jul 14, 20102 min read

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And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer XI.

And so it is over. The games are over, South Africa can go back to its regular routines (we sure hope that the world cup was, after all,...

Jul 12, 20101 min read

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Golden Apricot Has Opened.

World-renowned actress Claudia Cardinale, a guest of honor at the international Golden Apricot film festival that opened in Yerevan at...

And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer X and a half.

Jul 12, 20102 min read

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And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer X and a half.

[ soccer ] |ˈsäkər| noun, a game in which you actually have to be able to run for at least 90 minutes straight (unlike 'American...

Vardavar - Celebrating an Armenian Water Festival.

Jul 11, 20101 min read

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Vardavar - Celebrating an Armenian Water Festival.

If you’re Armenian, you might have remembered a great excuse to drench your siblings, relatives and friends with water on an unbearably...

Jul 11, 20101 min read

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The Smiles of Vardavar.

Today was Vardavar, the pagan-turned-Christian holiday, which is celebrated by people drenching one another with buckets of water all day...

Jul 11, 20101 min read

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Sight and Synchronicity.

Sight and Synchronicity: Blindness averted for Armenian “premies”, due to good timing and good medicine Four Armenian babies who might...

And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer IX.

Jul 11, 20101 min read

FAR Yerevan

And Now For Something Completely Different – Soccer IX.

Well, that was that. Unfortunately, it was an uninspiring final World Cup match between Spain and Netherlands with neither side scoring...

Jul 8, 20101 min read

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Erin Henk.

Erin has been part of the FAR Family for a little over a year. She has written various reports, press releases, and brochures, and now...

FAR Welcomes Armenian-American Youth in Yerevan.

Jul 8, 20101 min read

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FAR Welcomes Armenian-American Youth in Yerevan.

Members of the ACYOA recently paid a visit to FAR’s Yerevan office. The group was part of the ACYOA’s Armenia Service Program, which...